Wow, what a difference 24 hours makes. The boys (nick and Jim for those of you who aren't following the saga) called this morning from just west of SLC, UT. They have been relay driving (one sleeps the other drives then switch) since they left Iowa leaving the sack of cr** Chevy van behind and renting a moving truck (the rental car places don't rent to folks under 25). So their timing so far will put them back her at home sometime between 7 and 9pm tonight depending on how often they stop for gas, food, and rest.
The saga of the van and what's wrong with it will continue on though. We will perform out in IA later this month and will decide what to do with it by that time. Odds are we will donate it to a charity group that you hear about on the radio wanting cars running or not.
A friend I made while visiting the Magic Castle was recently approached by a TV producer looking for a magic family to do a docu-drama TV series (reality show..magic show). So he recommended us and I made contact with that producer yesterday. It's in the initial stages of discussions but it makes for a good story to blog about so there you go. We have been approached a couple of times in the past for shows (Wife-swap, Trading Spouses, America's Got Talent, etc) and this is the first one that we truly have an interest. So we will see how that goes.
As far as the theater we wee thinking about buying...well...the politics and if I may be blunt foolishness of many involved and the threat of Obama's energy plan (Cap and Trade which will raise energy bills for individuals, families and most especially business to impossible levels) has us second guessing ourselves. Homey don't play the political game and if the wackos who insist on retrying and retrying methods of running the joint that have failed over and over again over the past 20 years (insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results) then we will just have to wait until the bank puts it on the auction block and see if we are still interested.
I want to add that this summer has been incredible. We have met some wonderful people and rekindled friendships from past seasons. We have been truly blessed in spite of the whole Chevy thing (buy Ford!). In many ways I betcha that Chevy thing will prove to be a blessing too. This month is going to prove to be just as exciting as the rest of this summer. In fact, with the whole experiment of driving one unit to Texas as a second unit performs in Cali and then they will fly out to meet me in TX is one thing we've never done before. And this coming Saturday I will meet Gay Blackstone, wife of the late Harry Blackstone Jr, one of my childhood influences in magic and stagecraft. Then there is the theater show in Lake Jackson, TX after the Paris, TX gig....oh boy, what an exciting fall!
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